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1000th COVID-19 Patient Returns Home

Christian Hospital ICU physician Paolo Masetti, MD, was our 1000th COVID-19 patient released on December 16.

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Flu Vaccinations

BJC HealthCare provides a limited number of free flu vaccines to the community. Visit BJC.org/FluShots for locations and dates.

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Welcoming Twins During COVID-19

In December 2019, Molly Hurley and her husband, Ryan, found out they were expecting twin boys. As first-time parents, they looked forward to baby showers, attending Missouri Baptist Medical Center’s classes on childbirth and preparing for multiples, and celebrating their new arrivals with family and friends. But COVID-19 changed their plans.

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99-year-old patient fights off virus with the force of positivity

Along with a dedicated team of caregivers at Missouri Baptist Medical Center and a countrywide prayer chain, one patient kept a relentless positivity in the face of a frightening disease. Moreover, he had his family’s staunch support.

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Recovery is a Journey

Scott Winder had been having trouble breathing and wasn’t sleeping well. Like many people do, he dismissed the symptoms until one day at work, his suddenly racing heart, sweating and worsening breathing problems sent him to the  Emergency Department at Parkland Health Center in Farmington.

Scott walked through the doors of the emergency room and collapsed.

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Professional Practice Model

Nursing at MoBap

The Missouri Baptist Medical Center Nursing Professional Practice Model is a framework for all professional registered nurses (RNs) employed at Missouri Baptist. This professional model will serve to facilitate excellence in outcomes by providing essential elements that guide decisions and ensure consistency in nursing practice throughout all settings. 

The model outlines a central focus of patient and family-centered care as an approach to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of nursing care that is grounded in mutually beneficial partnerships among health care providers, patients and families.

Outer Green Circle: Professional nursing practice and care of the patient and family optimally occurs in an environment of trust, collaboration, shared leadership and professional development. 

Inner Green Circle: Nursing practice at Missouri Baptist is based on science, including evidence-based practice, research, process improvement and innovation. 

Inner Blue Circle: Our practice is artfully executed through a caring, holistic approach to care, clinical expertise and patient/family advocacy. By doing so, nurses at Missouri Baptist facilitate an extraordinary patient experience resulting in optimal patient outcomes.

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